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by LoganDark 948 days ago
> The closest we can get to transferring a theory is to demonstrate the expression of the Theory to someone over and over again until they build their own theory. That theory won't be the same as ours.

This already has a term: "derived meaning". Derived meaning is what's actually created and stored in your head, and represents your particular brain's understanding of... something. It could be a thought, it could be a procedure, it could be a memory, it could be an emotion. But it can't be transferred to other brains; you can only hope that, by communication, you can reach some form of mutual understanding that at least fits the communication.